Using an eLicenser USB dongle would take up 50% of the USB ports.
In my previous rant about the poor state of the current MacBook Pro laptops, I mentioned that there are only two USB ports in the latest models. We already have a ton of live equipment, and the last thing we want to worry about is a little USB dongle. The eLicenser dongle is so small that it easily gets lost unless it’s attached to something. We have bought all the software we use in music production, so it would be a pity to have to resort to a pirated version. Too bad that there is not an up-to-date Mac release of Nexus 2. We even considered using a pirated version of Nexus 2, even though we have bought it – just to be able to use it without the dongle. It sucks that having a legitimate licence actually makes things more difficult than using pirated software. It makes no sense to be dependable on such an impractical, fragile and ultimately redundant device. Our eLicenser dongle has already suffered some damage, and we’ve had to tape it back together. And while we’re at it, we might as well make the change permanent. If we don’t have the Nexus dongle with us on the road, the only way around it is to use other synths. It breaks easily, and if it breaks, there’s no backup system. The only reason for this is that we really can’t risk using a dongle while on the road. It’s a pity that we had to stop using it. It was straightforward and sounded great.
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